to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
even more; still more; further
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to send flying with a kick
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
almost (did); nearly (did)
power; might; authority; influence
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
slightly early; just before
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
ray (of light); beam; light
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)